Project Management Contract Job Trends in the South West

Project Management
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South West requiring Project Management skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 22 17 20
Rank change year-on-year -5 +3 -2
Contract jobs citing Project Management 131 233 246
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 6.68% 8.94% 7.63%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.36% 10.64% 8.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 65 118 159
10th Percentile £252 £216 £320
25th Percentile £391 £425 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £500 £513
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -2.44% +0.99%
75th Percentile £588 £634 £600
90th Percentile £721 £741 £675
England median daily rate £525 £525 £525
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 18 27
10th Percentile £19.08 £28.00 -
25th Percentile £29.50 £29.75 £33.00
Median hourly rate £49.25 £42.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +17.26% -6.67% +0.50%
75th Percentile £65.00 £60.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £69.93 £72.59
England median hourly rate £35.25 £35.00 £41.65
% change year-on-year +0.71% -15.97% +19.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South West

Project Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the South West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,780 2,189 2,813
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 90.72% 83.97% 87.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,024 1,283 1,943
10th Percentile £213 £300 £310
25th Percentile £363 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £650
90th Percentile £713 £722 £725
England median daily rate £513 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.38% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 262 209 254
10th Percentile £15.25 £21.96 £21.10
25th Percentile £18.60 £48.00 £46.05
Median hourly rate £25.15 £67.50 £62.75
Median % change year-on-year -62.74% +7.57% +4.58%
75th Percentile £63.75 £72.50 £73.50
90th Percentile £68.00 £75.00 £83.40
England median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £43.90
% change year-on-year -41.51% -2.05% +51.38%

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing Project Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Project Management in the South West

Project Management
Daily Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Project Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Project Management

Project Management
Daily Rate Histogram in the South West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Management in the South West over the 6 months to 25 September 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Project Management in the South West

Project Management
Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Project Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Project Management

Project Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South West

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Management in the South West over the 6 months to 25 September 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Project Management in the South West

Project Management
Contract Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Management within the South West region over the 6 months to 25 September 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Bristol +9 72 £425 -2.86% 97
Wiltshire -12 26 £500 -13.04% 32
Gloucestershire -22 13 £475 -9.52% 62
Somerset -4 7 £610 +10.91% 48
Devon 0 4 £600 +34.08% 31
Dorset -5 3 - - 26
Cornwall +1 1 £500 - 3
Project Management
England

Project Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 18 (13.74%) SharePoint
2 5 (3.82%) Confluence
3 1 (0.76%) CMS
3 1 (0.76%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.76%) MS Project Server
Applications
1 23 (17.56%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (6.87%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (6.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (4.58%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (3.05%) MS Visio
6 2 (1.53%) Windchill
7 1 (0.76%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.76%) Camtasia
7 1 (0.76%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 2 (1.53%) Primavera
1 2 (1.53%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 7 (5.34%) Power Platform
2 4 (3.05%) Google Workspace
2 4 (3.05%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (2.29%) AWS
3 3 (2.29%) Azure
3 3 (2.29%) Google Sheets
4 2 (1.53%) SaaS
4 2 (1.53%) SuccessFactors
5 1 (0.76%) GitHub
5 1 (0.76%) Power Automate
5 1 (0.76%) PowerApps
5 1 (0.76%) Smartsheet
5 1 (0.76%) Vyond
Communications & Networking
1 6 (4.58%) 5G
2 3 (2.29%) BGP
2 3 (2.29%) Unified Communications
2 3 (2.29%) VoIP
2 3 (2.29%) VPN
3 2 (1.53%) OSPF
3 2 (1.53%) Skype
3 2 (1.53%) TCP/IP
3 2 (1.53%) VLAN
3 2 (1.53%) WAAS
3 2 (1.53%) Wireless
4 1 (0.76%) 802.11
4 1 (0.76%) Cisco ISE
4 1 (0.76%) DHCP
4 1 (0.76%) DNS
4 1 (0.76%) Ethernet
4 1 (0.76%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (5.34%) Power BI
2 4 (3.05%) Metadata
3 1 (0.76%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 16 (12.21%) JIRA
2 2 (1.53%) Bitbucket
2 2 (1.53%) Rational DOORS
General
1 47 (35.88%) Social Skills
2 44 (33.59%) Finance
3 30 (22.90%) Public Sector
4 22 (16.79%) Telecoms
5 14 (10.69%) Analytical Skills
6 8 (6.11%) Influencing Skills
7 7 (5.34%) Billing
7 7 (5.34%) Local Government
8 6 (4.58%) Aerospace
9 5 (3.82%) Electronics
9 5 (3.82%) Organisational Skills
9 5 (3.82%) Police
10 4 (3.05%) Marketing
11 3 (2.29%) Fire and Rescue
11 3 (2.29%) Legal
11 3 (2.29%) Manufacturing
11 3 (2.29%) Military
12 2 (1.53%) Law
13 1 (0.76%) Banking
13 1 (0.76%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 42 (32.06%) Project Manager
2 11 (8.40%) Lead
3 9 (6.87%) Coordinator
3 9 (6.87%) Telecoms Manager
3 9 (6.87%) Telecoms Project Manager
4 8 (6.11%) IT Manager
4 8 (6.11%) Network Manager
4 8 (6.11%) Network Project Manager
4 8 (6.11%) Programme Controller
5 7 (5.34%) Documentation Officer
5 7 (5.34%) IT Project Manager
6 6 (4.58%) OSS Project Manager
7 5 (3.82%) Project Coordinator
8 4 (3.05%) Architect
8 4 (3.05%) IT Support
8 4 (3.05%) SC Cleared Project Manager
8 4 (3.05%) Security Assurance Coordinator
8 4 (3.05%) Service Management Architect
9 3 (2.29%) PMO Lead
9 3 (2.29%) Project Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.76%) .NET
1 1 (0.76%) 802.1X
1 1 (0.76%) AngularJS
1 1 (0.76%) ASP.NET Web API
1 1 (0.76%) Bootstrap
1 1 (0.76%) Express.js
1 1 (0.76%) JFC
1 1 (0.76%) Middleware
1 1 (0.76%) React
1 1 (0.76%) SOAP
1 1 (0.76%) WCF
1 1 (0.76%) Web Services
1 1 (0.76%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 13 (9.92%) Onboarding
2 9 (6.87%) Management Information System
3 8 (6.11%) Self-Motivation
4 7 (5.34%) Legacy Systems
5 6 (4.58%) Cloud Native
6 5 (3.82%) Hybrid Cloud
7 4 (3.05%) Product Ownership
8 3 (2.29%) Data Centre
9 2 (1.53%) Driving Licence
10 1 (0.76%) Analytical Mindset
10 1 (0.76%) Educational Technology
10 1 (0.76%) e-Learning
10 1 (0.76%) FPGA
10 1 (0.76%) Greenfield Project
10 1 (0.76%) Operational Technology
10 1 (0.76%) Reinsurance
10 1 (0.76%) Security Operations Centre
10 1 (0.76%) STB
10 1 (0.76%) Verilog
10 1 (0.76%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 12 (9.16%) Windows
2 3 (2.29%) Windows 10
3 2 (1.53%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (32.06%) Agile
2 34 (25.95%) Stakeholder Management
3 23 (17.56%) PRINCE2
4 21 (16.03%) Problem-Solving
4 21 (16.03%) Project Delivery
5 20 (15.27%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 19 (14.50%) Risk Management
7 16 (12.21%) Configuration Management
7 16 (12.21%) Migration
8 15 (11.45%) Service Management
8 15 (11.45%) Waterfall
9 14 (10.69%) Continuous Improvement
9 14 (10.69%) Decision-Making
10 13 (9.92%) Change Management
10 13 (9.92%) Service Delivery
11 12 (9.16%) Scrum
12 11 (8.40%) Business Intelligence
12 11 (8.40%) Requirements Gathering
13 10 (7.63%) ITIL
13 10 (7.63%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.76%) Assembly Language
1 1 (0.76%) C
1 1 (0.76%) C#
1 1 (0.76%) C++
1 1 (0.76%) MATLAB
1 1 (0.76%) Perl
1 1 (0.76%) Python
1 1 (0.76%) Shell Script
1 1 (0.76%) SystemVerilog
1 1 (0.76%) Tcl
1 1 (0.76%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 49 (37.40%) Security Cleared
2 36 (27.48%) SC Cleared
3 14 (10.69%) Degree
4 13 (9.92%) DV Cleared
5 8 (6.11%) PMI Certification
5 8 (6.11%) PMP
6 5 (3.82%) APMP
7 3 (2.29%) CCNP
7 3 (2.29%) CESG Certified Professional
7 3 (2.29%) CISA
7 3 (2.29%) Cisco Certification
7 3 (2.29%) CISSP
7 3 (2.29%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 2 (1.53%) HNC
8 2 (1.53%) HND
8 2 (1.53%) Master's Degree
9 1 (0.76%) AWS Certification
9 1 (0.76%) Azure Certification
9 1 (0.76%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.76%) SAFe Agilist
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (20.61%) PMO
2 4 (3.05%) Data Quality
3 3 (2.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (2.29%) JSP 440
3 3 (2.29%) RMADS
4 2 (1.53%) GDPR
4 2 (1.53%) QA
5 1 (0.76%) PMBOK
System Software
1 2 (1.53%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.76%) Docker
2 1 (0.76%) VMware ESXi
2 1 (0.76%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.76%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 8 (6.11%) NSN NetAct
2 6 (4.58%) Amdocs OSS
3 1 (0.76%) Cisco CUCM
3 1 (0.76%) Cisco UCCX
3 1 (0.76%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.76%) SCCM
Vendors
1 24 (18.32%) Microsoft
2 14 (10.69%) Ericsson
2 14 (10.69%) Nokia
3 10 (7.63%) SAP
4 7 (5.34%) Google
5 6 (4.58%) Amdocs
5 6 (4.58%) Ciena
5 6 (4.58%) NetCracker
6 4 (3.05%) Cisco
7 3 (2.29%) Atlassian
7 3 (2.29%) SolarWinds
8 2 (1.53%) IFS
8 2 (1.53%) Palo Alto
8 2 (1.53%) ServiceNow
8 2 (1.53%) VMware
9 1 (0.76%) Adobe
9 1 (0.76%) Foundry
9 1 (0.76%) Oracle
9 1 (0.76%) Salesforce
9 1 (0.76%) Twitter